Don’t Link, You’ll Miss It: 19 of the Week’s Best Links

What you are about to read is an assortment of links that the VaynerMedia office found this week – some are tech, some are sports, some are funny, some are random, but all of the links are interesting… or so we think!

AJ Vaynerchuk: A new way of working. Fascinated by different methods of work structure

Keith Holjencin: BBC Redesign Explanation. An incredible look into the thought that was put into the redesign of BBC. As a bonus, here is the PDF listing all of the guidelines to adhere to when creating any type of element in the new design.

Sam Taggart: SXSW Interactive 2010. The 2009 South by Southwest Interactive Conference was maybe the most fun I’ve had in my entire life. Ever. Seriously. Here’s the official site for SXSWi ‘10 taking place next week (can’t freaking wait). If you’re headed down, take a look, there are a lot of cool resources. If not, make sure you go in 2011!

Colette Corrica: 9 Most Annoying Types of People on Facebook. We all have at least one of these as a friend. Or maybe you are one…

David Zhang: The 12 Biggest Ripoffs in America. Some of the usual suspects are on the list; hotel mini-bars, movie theater popcorn, and college textbooks… but buffets and text messages? I may need to adjust my current lifestyle.

Saeed Jabbar: Google Index to Go Real Time. Huge game changer in the SEO world!

Zak Jacoby: Adventures With Bleach. A cool way to design your own shirts.

Joe Whitmarsh: OK Go – “This Too Shall Pass” (Rube Goldberg Machine). Amazing video for OK Go’s latest single. Interesting to note that the band disputed with EMI over not allowing fans to embed the original video the label paid for. State Farm sponsored this video which has nearly 3 million views on YouTube in less than 4 days.

Marcus Krzastek: I Wonder If This Will Work. Ebert riffing about paying for content on the Internet. In other news, Ebert keeps it really real.

Matt Sitomer: The Break of the Curveball. A cool illusion that mimics the perceptual effect of a curveball on a hitter.

Mike Boyd: Pyongyang, North Korea: Hypnotizing traffic girl. It’s always interesting to see videos from North Korea, considering how private that country remains. I also wish the american crossing guards were that cool!

John Oates: Suite Arrival Delivers Toothpaste (And Other Essentials) to Your Hotel. Travelers customize Suite Arrival kits with their favorite brands of personal care items; great because we’ve all forgotten something/everything on a trip.

Caleb Brown: Ambient Umbrella Tells You If its Gonna Rain. Yes, it’s expensive but this is also the coolest umbrella that exists.

Phil Toronto: Twitter Rolling Out New Web Site To Kill TweetDeck & Other Third-Party Clients. Twitter is looking to take back the millions of people that have strayed away from the main website by using 3rd party clients. Twitter wants to control the end-user interface for when they begin rolling out their monetizing efforts.

Sameer Tanakia: 20 Unique and Creative Logo Designs Some really cool logos… thanks @goSam.

Neil Sarkar: Bing’s Virtual (Farmville) Bling Buys Facebook Fans. Moms drive the world, and I ain’t talking in minivans

Adam Kopec: Web Design Criticism: A How To. An astounding and comprehensive article on a topic not talked about often enough: how to take criticism as a web designer.

Stephanie Bagley: People watch hockey: Gold medal ratings huge for USA/Canada. Gold medal game was most watched hockey game in the US and most watched broadcast in Canadian history. Higher ratings then every World Series since 2004 and every NBA Finals game since 1998

Jon Troutman: Oscar, we have Apps worthy of an Academy Award. Oscar night is no longer about arguing with your friends whether Martin Scorsese or James Cameron deserved Best Director. Now, there are Apps that allow you to argue with other people.